When there still was the Wall Street trading floors and everything, I went and visited, you know, all different levels of people at Wall Street. These conversations, however, Thor 4 actor Christian Bale found unsettling, stating: To prepare for the role, Bale visited the NY stock exchange trading room floor and spoke with a few Wall Street bankers to gain an understanding of Bateman's mindset in his career.

In an interview with GQ, Bale discussed some of the most iconic characters he has played to date, including American Psycho's Patrick Bateman. Patrick Bateman's violence depicted in Paul Allen's apartment wasn't the thing that freaked out actor Christian Bale, rather, it was the attitude of real Wall Street bankers' view of his character. All in all, the only thing that saves American Psycho's ending from American Psycho 2 's mistakes is the fact that most people don't know about the sequel.

By killing off Bateman, it also ruins the sickly fear that's created when audiences believe that he could keep killing without facing consequences due to his white male privilege. This kills the mystery that the first movie created, including the perplexing American Psycho apartment scene. Related: American Psycho: Every Actor You Forgot Starred (& Where They Are Now) The beauty of the original movie's satirical ending is that audiences walk away from the film unsure if the murders were real or not, but American Psycho 2 basically takes the wind out of its sails when it shows that Patrick Bateman was indeed a serial killer and that Paul Allen's apartment scene was a part of that. Rather, it was tacked on to the film, and the plot was changed to fit. The movie wasn't originally supposed to be involved with American Psycho. Christian Bale isn't Bateman for American Psycho 2, with Michael Kremko taking over for the brief appearance.

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